Trunk and other articles with lids.



A. FORBES.

TRUNK AND OTHER ARTICLES WITH LIDS.

APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 30, 1912.

1,079,981, Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

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FIG. 2. Witnesses COLUMBIA PLANS-GRAPH CO" WASHINGTON. D. C.

A. FORBES.

TRUNK AND OTHER ARTICLES WITH'LIDS. APPLICATION FILED DBO. 80, 1913.

1,079,981. Patented Dec.2,1913.'

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COLUMIIA PLANOOIAFN IUUWAIHINGTON; D.

A.. FORBES.

TRUNK, AND OTHER ARTICLES WITH LIDS.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 30, 1912.

Patented Dec.2, 1913.

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CUM-IA WRAP" 170., WASHINGTON, D. C1

UNITED STATES ALEXANDER FORBES, or HAMP'STEAD, LONDON, ENGLAND.

TRUNK AND o'rnnn ARTICLES WITH LIDS.

fspecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 30, 1912. Serial No; 739,318.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER. FORBES,

a subject of the King of Great Britain, re

siding at Hampstead, in the county of London, England, have invented newanduseful Improvements in Trunks and other, Articles with Lids, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to trunks, cases and will permit the lids toslide down and stand in an approximately vertical position at the backof the trunks or other articles of which they form a part.

A further object is to provide substantial hinges with slidingconnectionsbetween said hinges and the lids.

Other objects and improvements will be made clear by the followingdescription.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a partial front View of a portion of atrunk and its lid showing a hinge applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection on the line AB of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a cross section on the lineCD of Fig. 2. Figs. t, 5, 6 and? are de tail views showing varioussections of guide members and slides engaging therewith. Figs. 8, 9 and10 are end views of acabin trunk to which the invention has beenapplied, illustrating three ways in whichv the lid may be opened. Fig.11 is an isometric view of such a cabin trunk with the lid closed. Fig.12 is an isometric view of a round topped trunk or case showing theapplication of the inventionthereto. Fig. 13 is a detail view showing asect-ion of the guide member of Fig. 12. Figs. 14; and 15 are sectionaland. face views respectively illustrating an adjustable stop which maybe used to limit the backwardsliding movement of the lid.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2-and 8, a represents part of a trunk towhich a hinge member I) is fitted, this hinge member being passedthrough the trunk vwall at the shoulder or embushment thereof andsuitably secured by means of rivets or otherwise. The top of the memberI) is provided with an extension 0 which is bent over and secured aroundthe edging d of the trunk top. The edging and the middle part of theextension Patented. Dec. 2, 1913.

0 are cutaway or depressed as shown, to accommodate the hinge memberewhen the lid is closed. This member c is hinged to the membera at f,andis bent to elbow form and strengthened by an anglepiece g at the bend asshown inFig. 2. A guide piece it "affixed to the hinge member e worksover a guide bar i which is attachedinside the lid is of the trunk.There are usually two such hinges and guide bars forv each trunk lid.The members Jr. and i may be made of any suitable cross section, anumber of these being indicated'in Figs. 3 to 7 The form of Fig. 3 isusually preferred, as it can be made from sheet metal by a simpledrawing process. Any other suitable sectionmay be used of course, andballs Z may be inserted in notches in the member h as shown in Fig. 7 inorder to facilitate the sliding of the parts one over the other.

1 Theadvantages of connecting the lid to the body of the trunk by thistype of sliding connectionare well illustrated in Figs. 8, 9 and 10, Inthis type of cabin trunk, the lid 76 has a flap or staff m at the front,which normally lies flat against the front of the trunk to which it isheldby hasps or catches of any suitable type when the lid is closed (seehasps 0 in Fig. 11 for instance). When the trunk is being packed it isconvenient to have the lid dropped back into theposition of Fig. 8 bythe bars z sliding through the hinge guides It, thus giving easy accessto the whole interior of the trunk, and avoiding any risk of theaccidental closing of the lid; or the lid can be opened if required witha hinging movement only as in Fig. 10. When the trunk is used in aconfined space however, as for instance beneath a cabin berth n as inFig. 9, the trunk can be pulled out and the lid pushed or held back asshown, so that the trunk can be used like a drawer and there is nonecessity to pull it completely out from under the berth in order toopen the lid, as is the case with cabin trunks having lids as usuallymade hitherto. T

Fig. 11 shows .a'cabin trunk with the lid closed and locked by hasps 0,which also help to hold the hinged flap m closed down.

Straps and buckles p are provided in this lids for any suitable purpose.It is shown for instance as applied to a trunk'with a rounded or domedtop in Fig; 12. Guide bars 9 of a section such as that shown in Fig.13,are attached to boards 1* whiclrfit in the domed'lid 7c and are held inplace for instance by brackets s, which may be fitted in grooves in theboards '17 as ind cated in Fig. 13. The-hinges may be'the same as inFigs 1 and 2. The space between the boarder may beop'en, while a tray 5'(shown removed) may beinserted to fill thespaoe Itis not usuallydesirable that a lid, of a trunk of this type should fallguite backuntil. it rests on the floor, as it may be heavy tolift. It ispreferable therefore, to proagainstthe ends of. the hinge guides h. Al-

ternati-vely,{ cords or chains attached to studs 1) on the hin 'e'member 6 and to suit abl'epoints on the lid may be used to servethe'same purpose (as shown'by dotted lines win Fig. 12). It maybepreferable in some cases to have stops which can be brought into actionat 'will,'instead' of per manently fixed stops such as u. Figsnlelandv15 show such a stop consisting of a pin a T-shaped head which can lie ina slot ;2 in thebar Q as in Fig. 15, or can be pulled out and stoodacross the slot y so as to project'from the bar as in Fig. 14:, A.spring a normally holds the pin in the slot 7 V The trunk lid madeas'shown inFig. 12 hasno hingedstaff or flap at the front, so it'has tobe lifted slightly in opening the lid in, order to raise it over thefront edge of the'trunk before the lid can be pushed back. Ttwill thengo back with a'ccmbined slidi-n g: and-.,hinging movement to the posi-.ti'o'npf Fig. 12. It is drawn forward again by asimilar*movement,. and"it is very easy to close as it is practically pivoted at its middle partwhen open, so that the energy required to pullit over forwardly on tothe top of the trunk before pulling it'al'ong horizontally to close it,is very slight.

' Finally, it will be evident that lids with sliding hinges of the typeset forth can be applied to articlesof any kind requiring lids which mayadvantageously slide in this Modificat ons may be made in the details ofconstruction without departing from the 1 scope ofthe invention.

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1'. The combination with a receptacle having a lid, of hinge supportsattached to the "receptacle, hinge members mounted to turn on said hingesupports, guides on said hinge members, bars aiiixed to the inside ofthe lid,

said bars being adapted to engage with and 'sl'ide'in the guides, theengagement of the bars'with the guides being such that the bars canslide in the guides in any position of the hinge supports.

2. The combination with a receptacle and a lid therefor formed withturned down edges, of hinges pivotally mounted on the receptacle andhaving turning parts of elbow shape with guides formed on the outerportions thereof, and bars attached to the inside of the lid adapted toslide upon said ;hinge' guides, theengagement of the bars with theguides being such that the bars ean slide in the guides in any positionof the hinge supports.

3. The, combination with a receptacle and i a lid therefor formed withedges adapted to fit over the edges of the receptacle, the front edge ofthe lid being in the form of a flap adapted to be turned out to lie inthe plane of the lid, hinges attached to the re ceptacle and slidingconnecting means between the hinges and the lid.

4. The combination wi h a receptacle, of hinges attached to thereceptacle, a lid and sliding connecting means between the lid and"hinges, said lid comprising a cover for the receptacle, edges to fitaround the edges of the receptacle at three sides thereof, a flap at thefourth side pivotally connected to the lid, and means for fastening saidflap in a position to it against the face .of the receptacle when thelid is closed thereon.

5. Thecombination with a receptacle having a lid, of hinges therefor,attached to the rcceptacle, guides forming part of said hinges, barsafiixed in the lid adapted to work upon said guides on the hinges, astop member on each bar comprising a headed pin, a spring adapted tohold said pin normally with its head retracted, the head of said pinwhen drawn out being adapted to come against the hinge guide and tolimit the sliding of the bar thereupon.

' 6. In combination a receptacle, a recessed lid therefor, two barsattached inside the lid, andtwohinges attached to the receptacle, eachhinge having its turning portion of elbow shape and provided on theouter part thereof with a guide to fit one of the Gopi'es of this patentniay be' obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ofPatents,

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